THE NEW eONE-EIGHTY

It’s our longest travel e-bike ever. With 180 mm of suspension at either end on a robust aluminium frame with a new suspension platform that builds on our award-winning FAST kinematic from the eONE-SIXTY and sends it to new heights. Add in coil shock compatibility, mixed-wheel size only setup plus a whole host of other features and getting rowdy is where the eONE-EIGHTY starts, not finishes. Up or down, it’s ready to rock. It’s also our first e-MTB to use the Bosch Performance Line CX drive unit, which offers powerful assistance and silent performance with 85 Nm on tap. There’s also a serious amount of range thanks to the new 800 Wh battery - plus the option of a 250 Wh range extender.

Want numbers? We’ve gone for a 64.5º head angle for a planted front end, 78.5º seat tube angle to keep you in the right place on steep climbs, plus a stack height of 661 mm and reach of 460 mm for the Mid frame. We’ve used our AGILOMETER sizing system, which allows you to pick your frame size based on the handling you want. Instead of seat tube length, we size the bikes based on the reach measurement. Go for a longer frame size for a more stable ride, go for a shorter frame size for a more agile and flickable feeling - or go in the middle for a balance of both. We’ve simply swapped Small, Medium and Large sizes, for Short, Mid and Long, so if you’re not sure what you want, just go with your regular frame size and you’ll get on with it just fine. 

While our other e-bikes give you the choice of running a full 29“ setup or mixed wheel sizes, this is a bike for the party crowd, so it’s strictly mullet for the eONE-EIGHTY. We reckon everyone will appreciate the extra clearance and agility this brings, plus this is a bike for having fun on rather than setting fastest laps, but we won’t be upset if you do that too.

At MERIDA, working with aluminium is kind of our thing. We’ve been doing it a long time and we know how to get the most from it. That’s why - being modest - we think the eONE-EIGHTY frame is a minor work of art. We’ve used our 6061 series aluminium alloy, which is hydroformed into shape and then the main triangle is robot welded before being finished by hand in our factory in Taiwan. It’s rated for Category 5 riding too so you can get stuck into as many bike park laps or downhill tracks as you like without voiding the 5-year warranty.

With a frame cut out, you can easily remove the battery for off-bike charging or replacement on a really big ride, plus we’ve also got a new cover that protects from dirt, impacts and moisture - and it holds itself in place with the magic of Fidlock magnets. There’s space in the front triangle for a water bottle to keep your energy levels topped up, or you can keep the battery levels topped up instead and fit the 250 Wh PowerMore range extender.

There’s a saying that quantity has a quality all of its own - so when it comes to suspension, we’ve thrown quantity at the eONE-EIGHTY and kept the quality too. With 180 mm of front and rear travel, you can let it eat on rough trails - and it has a hell of an appetite. Our new suspension platform takes what we’ve learned from the award and test-winning FAST kinematic seen on the ONE-SIXTY and eONE-SIXTY, but we’ve made some adjustments.

Add in the new Bosch PowerTube 800 Wh battery and that means a whole load of riding time. With an incredible 205 Wh/kg energy density, it delivers the most punch to weight of any battery in the Bosch arsenal. For example, the previous Powertube 750 Wh offered up 174 Wh/kg - and getting more range for the weight has got to be a winner. If that’s not enough to satisfy your lust for range, you can also fit the 250 Wh PowerMore range extender. Weighing just 1.6 kg and fitting to the water bottle mount on the frame, it’s an easy way to ramp up your ride time. Hell, why not throw a couple in your pack and really go to town on a mountain range or two. 

We’ve kept the controls and displays basic - there’s the Bosch Wireless Mini Remote on the bar to control everything and the Smart Controller integrated into the top tube that shows battery life and assistance level. You can pick from Bosch’s extensive range of displays if you want more information - but we reckon you’ll want to keep your eyes on the trail ahead, not a screen.

Bike park, big mountains, extreme enduro, freeride lines, there is nothing you can throw at the new eONE-EIGHTY that it cannot handle. Powered by the latest CX drive unit from Bosch and equipped with a massive 800 Wh battery, the eONE-EIGHTY is ready to rock, uphill or downhill, all day long. See what it can do in its natural habitat.